Cap and supporting frame therefor



1943- J. SULLIVAN 2,307,713

CAP AND SUPPORTING FRAME THEREFOR Filed March 15, 1941 INVENTOR JohnSullivan ATTOR N EV is, the rim may be Patented Jan. 5, 1 943 g UNITED,STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,301,713

CAP AND SUPPORTING FRAME THEREFOR John Sullivan, Vancouvsg, BritishColumbia,

Cana

Application March 15, 1941, Serial No.

In Canada March 20, 1940 6 Claims. (01. 2-185) This invention relates toan improved cap and supporting frame therefor.

An object of the present invention is the provision of a frame for capsor hats formed of relatively soft material.

Another object is the provision of a supporting frame adapted to beremovably mounted in soft, washable caps or hats.

Another object is the provision of a supporting frame for caps which maybe adjusted properly to fit into a cap of any reasonable size.

A further object is the provision of a supporting frame adapted to befitted to caps without interfering with the normal size thereof.

A still further object is the provision of a supporting frame forrelatively soft caps which is extremely simple in construction and whichmay be easily removed from or inserted into the cap.

Yet another object is the provision of a washable cap having anadjustable supporting frame removably mounted therein.

This invention relates particularly to caps made of relatively softwashable material, such as the type generally worn by railroadengineers, but it will be understood that it may be applied to any typeof soft cap or hat. A frame is provided for the crown of the hat havinga rim conforming in shape to the top of said crown and a plurality ofsupports for the rim carried by the cap adjacent the band thereof forretaining said rim above the latter. These supports may be carried bythe cap in any suitable manner but the cap is preferably formed withpockets located outside the band, which communicate with the interior ofthe cap. Furthermore, it is preferable that either or both the rim andthe supports be adjustable, that adjusted to regulate the size of thearea bounded thereby and the supports may be adjusted in length toregulate the position of the rim above the cap band.

This invention is more fully described in the following specificationand illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. l is a sideelevation of a cap partly in section, embodying the invention,

and Figure 3 is a perspective view of the cap illustrated in Figure 1,with a part thereof folded downwardly to show the constructiontherebeneath.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, I is a cap having a softcrown II, a relatively soft band I2 and a peak I3. The crown. II may beany desired shape, the one illustrated having subthe latter.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the cap frame,

stantially vertical sides I 4 and a comparatively flat top I5 which issomewhat circular or elliptical in shape. This cap is provided with aplurality of pockets l6 preferablyoutside the band I2. Each of thesepockets is formed by a piece of material I! secured'to the cap outsidethe band I 2 and the pockets communicate with the interior I8 formed inthe the material I1.

01 the cap by means of slits crown I I or band I2 beneath A frame 20 isremovably mounted in the cap I0 and has a rim 2| along with a pluralityof supports 22 for said rim carried by the hat adiacent the band I2 forretaining the rim above The rim 2I, preferably formed of resilientmaterial, conforms in shape to the top of the crown I I so that in thiscase it is substantially circular or elliptical. Thi rim is formed in aplurality of sections 23 with the ends of a section overlapping the endsof each adjacent section. The overlapped ends of these sections slidablyor adjustably fit through sleeves 24 which are sufliciently tight toretain the overlapped ends in any desired position although they willpermit said ends to be moved therein to regulate the size of the areabounded by the rim. While two sections 23 have been illustrated, moremay be employed if desired, in which case more than two sleeves 24 wouldbe necessary. The sleeves 24 may be independent or they may be formed onthe upper ends of the supports 22, as shown.

Each support 22 consists of two 25 with the adjacent endsof thesesections overlapping. Each pair of the overlapped ends of the sections25 is adjustably retained in position in any suitable manner, such as bya wire loop 26 through which the overlapped ends extend and a cam 21piovtally mounted on the outer side of the loop which may be moved intoor out of engagement with the outermost section by a lever 28 which liessubstantially at right angles to the cam. The cam 21 is of such lengththat when the lever 28 is moved into a position about parallel with thesections 25. said cam. presses the sec-' or more sections hat of anyreasonable size and the band, said from into the pockets, said supportsretaining the rim in a substantially horizontal plane.

rim may be adjusted so that it fits snugly in the crown beneath the topthereof.

The frame 20 may be adjusted to fit a cap or removed therefrom when itis desired to wash said cap or hat. When used,,the frame retains the capin its proper shape and it provides an air or ventilation space betweenthe wearer's head and the top of the cap to increase the comfort of thewearer. Furthermore, by placing the pockets l6 outside the band ii, thesupports 22 do not interfere with nor alter the size of the cap and theydo not cause the wearer any discomfort.

Various modifications maybe made in this invention without departingfrom the spirit thereof or the scope of the claims and, therefore, theexact forms shown are tobe talren'as illustrative only and not in alimiting sense, and it is desired that only such limitations shall beplaced thereon as are disclosed in the prior art or are set forth in theaccompanying claims.

What I claim as my invention is:

l. The combination comprising a washable cap having a band, a soft crownon said band, a plurality of pockets formed on the cap outside pocketscommunicating with the interior of the cap, and a frame removablymounted in the cap, said frame having a rim conforming in shape to thetop of the crown and a plurality of supports for said rim adapted toextend downwardly therefrom into the pockets.

2. The combination comprising: a washable cap having a band, a softcrown on said band, a plurality of pockets formed on the cap outside theband, said pockets communicating with the interior of the cap, ed in thecap, said frame having a rim conforming in shape to the top of thecrown, means for adjusting the rim to regulate the size of the areabounded thereby, and a plurality of supp rts for said rim adapted toextend downwardly thereand a frame removably mount it may easily beband, and a plurality 3. The combination comprising a washable caphaving a band, a soft crown on said band, a

plurality of pockets formed on the cap outside the band, the pockets-communicating with the interior of the cap, and a frame removablymounted in the cap, said frame having a rim conforming in shape to thetop of the crown, a plurality of supports for said rim adapted to extenddownwardly therefrom into the pockets, and means for adjusting thelength of the supports to regulate the position of the rim above the capband, said supports retaining the rim in a substantially horizontalplane.

4. The combination comprising a washable cap having a band, a soft crownon said-band, a plurality of pockets formed on the cap outside the band,said pockets communicating with the interior of the cap, and a frameremovably mounted in the cap, said frame having a rim conforming inshape to the top of the crown, means for adjusting the rim to regulatethe size of the area bounded thereby, a plurality of supports for saidrim adapted to extend downwardly therefrom into the pockets, and meansfor adjusting the length of the supports to regulate the position of therim above the cap band, said supports retaining the rim in asubstantially horizontal plane.

5. A cap having a band, a soft crown on said of pockets formed on thecap outside the band, said pockets communicating with the interior ofthe cap and being adapted to receive the supports of a frame forretaining the crown in shape.

6. A washable cap having a band, a soft crown on said band, and a on thecap outside the band, said pockets communicating with the interior ofthe cap above the band and being adapted to receive the supports of aframe for retaining the crown in shape.

JOHN SULLIVAN.

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